"The earth is but one country,

and mankind its citizens."

Bahá'u'lláh

 

"My object is none other than

the betterment of the world

and the tranquility of its peoples."

-Bahá'u'lláh

"Let your vision be world-embracing,

rather than confined to your own self."

- Bahá'u'lláh

"By the righteousness of the Almighty! Every hidden thing hath been manifested through the power of the truth. All the favors of God have been sent down, as a token of His grace. The waters of everlasting life have, in their fullness, been proffered unto men. Every single cup hath been borne round by the hand of the Well-Beloved. Draw near, and tarry not, though it be for a short moment.

-Written by Bahá'u'lláh in the Garden of Ridván

O My servants! There shineth nothing else in Mine heart except the unfading light of the Morn of Divine guidance, and out of My mouth proceedeth naught but the essence of truth, which the Lord your God hath revealed. Follow not, therefore, your earthly desires, and violate not the Covenant of God, nor break your pledge to Him. With firm determination, with the whole affection of your heart, and with the full force of your words, turn ye unto Him, and walk not in the ways of the foolish. The world is but a show, vain and empty, a mere nothing, bearing the semblance of reality. Set not your affections upon it. Break not the bond that uniteth you with your Creator, and be not of those that have erred and strayed from His ways.

(Baha'u'llah: Gleanings, Page: 328)